Students almost always love learning about allusions to Greek Mythology. To capitalize on that interest I created a new Allusions to Greek Mythology resource that is so much fun AND no prep. For your convenience, I included a PDF version of the slides and reading passages.
Noun Worksheets & Lessons
To be perfectly honest, parts of speech is not my favorite thing to teach. It doesn't even make my top ten list. However, it's still a part of our language arts standards, so it's not something I can skip or ignore. Instead, I've tried to make the best of grammar instruction by
Teaching With Chris Van Allsburg
Here's a little secret....Chris Van Allsburg books had to grow on me. The first few times I read one of his books, I thought they were a little too strange. It just wasn't for me.
However, I finally realized I had fallen into a genre rut. I was reading the same style of book
2022 Winter Games Close Reading
With all the craziness of the past two years, I almost forgot about the Winter Olympics. I absolutely love all things related to the Olympics and love incorporating them into my instruction. One of my favorite resources is my Winter Olympics Close Reading packet. When I
Fictional Narrative Lessons
Fictional narrative lessons are almost always fun for students! In fact, most upper elementary students love writing fictional narratives. They get to let their creative juices flow and have fun with writing. However, this may be the most challenging writing genre for students.
Nonfiction Text Structures With Back to School Activities
Nonfiction text structures can be a challenging concept for students to grasp. Because of this challenge, I used to wait until later in the school year to introduce these text structures. But, I realized that was a disservice to my students. They need time to process and and
Teaching Prefixes and Suffixes
Lessons to teach prefixes and suffixes used to be one of those things I saved until the end of the year and would try to squeeze in right before testing.
I don't recommend that strategy. Mainly because it doesn't work, at least not well. I have no doubt that my students left
First Chapter Friday
First Chapter Friday is one of those ideas that checks all the boxes.
Easy to implement
No prep
Students love it
It gets kids reading
First Chapter Friday is an easy way to introduce new books to your students and to encourage independent reading. Truthfully, it
End of Year Awards Activity
It’s hard to believe it’s already time to begin thinking about end of the year activities. In early spring of 2020, I made several new resources for the end of the year and then……COVID, quarantine, digital learning, etc. All the new resources were unused and forgotten. This year
Reading Worksheets
Over the years reading worksheets have gotten a bad rap, and that doesn't have to been the case. Yes, my favorite way to teach reading is through authentic and high-quality children's literature. I love reading to my students and having students read books of their choice. We
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